fair winds Gaulden....

http://www.news-journalonline....tHEAD02BEACH110707.htm

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"Nothing sez lov'n like a clean wave or a wet kiss!"

He was a great guy, I grew up in Daytona and talked with him many times, one of his consessions was near the Ocean Deck. I grew up from the Americano to the pier and bought many a drink from his stands. Back in the 80s I got to sail in a few of the Hobie Regattas that he was a part of (those races where huge back then). He was East coast pioneer for watermen for sure. RIP

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Proud member of the ACP mafia since 1975

Gaulden was the funniest man I have ever met! He had the best sense of humor. Any time he was around, you could count on being entertained. What a great role model for old age. You always felt like he enjoyed every minute to the fullest. He lived a long full life. RIP!

That is a life worth living. Wish I had met him.

Rest in peace

He was a very entertaining man...
....always willing to share stories and smiles.
Rest in Peace



1/14/2006 Hall of Fame at Surf Expo



" ... Still, the best quotes weren't even by one of the inductees. They were reserved for the group's oldest member, Gaulden Reed, a Daytona Beach pioneer from the thirties who regaled the audience with a list of stories about Tom Blake and the Duke, moving everyone with his inspirational tone and a list of hilarious one-liners, most notably imploring the shortboard community to try riding longer equipment. "You guys don't know what you're missing," said the man of the sixteen-foot, 100-pound boards of yore. "We brought our girls out with us! And let me tell you, when we'd paddle with those girls in front of us, we were just two inches from paradise." And while that joke received the most laughs, it was his closing comment that summed up the celebratory feeling of the evening and the very reason for its existence.

"I feel sorry for those people who don't surf," he stated solemnly. "They don't know what it means to be alive."

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Puerto Rico 11 - 24 - 2013

He will be missed. I am grateful for the opportunity to have met him. Melody is right, he was hillarious. God bless his family.

"I feel sorry for those people who don't surf," he stated solemnly. "They don't know what it means to be alive."

WOW, truer words were never spoken.

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"I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!" Dr. Seuss

What a cool Dude! R.I.P.

Gaulden Reed was an extremely fortunate person to be able to do what he loved and while remembering his life, I'll bet it was a wonderful experience to relive it again. God bless he and his family. He is at peace and now knows all the answers, he will always be with us. Thank you Gaulden for your incredible contributions.

That is a pretty good quote.

R.I.P.

I'm really going to miss him.

Classic Gaulden Reed quote, talking about a luau on one of his many trips to Hawaii: "We got so drunk, we forgot where we buried the pig!"

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Wooden Boards for Iron Men

Holy Cow!!! check out these write ups and more of the legend!

http://www.news-journalonline....ls/opnOPN63110807.htm



http://www.news-journalonline....rs/sptREED01110907.htm

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"Nothing sez lov'n like a clean wave or a wet kiss!"